02836nam 2200613Ia 450 991078237420332120230421044233.01-281-78435-497866117843550-567-48747-4(CKB)1000000000541675(EBL)436151(OCoLC)319493156(SSID)ssj0000182284(PQKBManifestationID)11156485(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000182284(PQKBWorkID)10166412(PQKB)10200569(MiAaPQ)EBC436151(Au-PeEL)EBL436151(CaPaEBR)ebr10250787(CaONFJC)MIL178435(OCoLC)893333757(EXLCZ)99100000000054167519981007d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIntroducing body theology[electronic resource] /Lisa Isherwood and Elizabeth StuartSheffield, England Sheffield Academic Pressc19981 online resource (165 p.)Introductions in feminist theology ;2Description based upon print version of record.1-85075-995-2 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Contents; Editors' Preface; Introduction; 1. Why Body Theology?; 2. Method in Body Theology; 3. A Difficult Relationship: Christianity and the Body; 4. The Sacred Body? Women, Spirituality and Embodiment; 5. Queering the Body: The Body in Lesbian and Gay Theology; 6. The Body and the World; 7. Directions in Body Theology; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of AuthorsThis book sets out to examine the ambiguous relationship that Christianity has with the body. Incarnation is central to Christian belief but that doctrine has not encouraged a positive theology of the body. The authors explore why this has been so and examine ways in which a more body-positive theology can be developed using our Christian heritage. Starting from a feminist perspective they reclaim women's bodies from the embrace of patriarchy and in doing so clearly show how this reclamation challenges many systems of oppression. This work illustrates that the personal is political, even in thIntroductions in feminist theology ;2.Feminist theologyHuman bodyReligious aspectsChristianityFeminist theology.Human bodyReligious aspectsChristianity.230.046Isherwood Lisa1545567Stuart Elizabeth1115173MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782374203321Introducing body theology3800559UNINA